Four-toed Hedgehog vs water dock

Atelerix albiventris compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Rumex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).